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Myles Wolfe and Eli Soffer Named Valedictorian, Salutatorian Hillel seniors Myles Wolfe and Eli Soffer have a few things in common. They both began their education at Hillel in PreKindergarten, and now in May they will stand together as Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively. “Being Hillel’s valedictorian is something I always wanted to achieve. It’s so humbling,” said Wolfe, who was admitted early decision to the Myles Wolfe prestigious Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania. The program accepted only 40 students last year. Wolfe said he emulates the work ethic and values set forth by his grandfather, who came to America after the Holocaust. His father, he said, is also his role model. “They inspired me to work hard,” he said.
Wolfe’s academic record, which includes perfect scores in all of his AP exams, is complemented by community service and enrichments. He studied in China earning college credit and teaches Chinese each week at the Overtown Youth Center. Soffer credits his Hillel math and chemistry teachers for challenging him to work hard to achieve his goals. “I always had teachers who inspired me to work harder to make the world a better place.” Eli Soffer Soffer, who has completed 1,300 community service hours volunteering at events and tutoring children with special needs, will study engineering at The Cooper Union in New York. He has been involved in athletics, theater, clubs and held positions in student government - all while taking nine AP classes. Both students say that they have spent most of their lives at Hillel. “Hillel has been our second home,” Wolfe said.
Hillel in the NEWS
Athletes Named Miami Herald All-Dade
The Miami Herald named Hillel senior Nicole Marder All-Dade first team in soccer. Marder is Hillel’s first female athlete to earn this recognition. Camila Hojda, Grade 11, was named 3rd team All-Dade Nicole Marder for soccer, and senior Sabrina Zarco was named 3rd team All-Dade for basketball. Mazel tov!
Six Seniors Nominated for Silver Knight
Six Hillel seniors are nominated for Silver Knight Awards. The nominees are Yonathan Bonan - Speech, Myles Wolfe - World Languages, Hannah Landman - Art, Adi Graff - Music and Dance, Nicole Marder - Math, and Andres Elovic - Athletics. The winners and honorable mentions will be announced May 17.
Artist Wins Federation Contest
Congratulations to Danit Weitzman, Grade 4, for winning the 5773 Greater Miami Two Hillel juniors were named National Merit Scholarhip finalists Jewish Federation High Holiday Card Design for 2013 - Ari Gontovnik and Brandon Berman.The students Contest. Her art will be featured on the selected to participate in the program are selected based solely Federations High Holiday cards in the fall. on their PSAT scores. Their advancement to semifinalist status will be determined in September based on the highest scorers in I Make a Difference the state. Hillel senior Yonathan Bonan won the I Make a Difference Award from Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation for his significant Stars are Born community service. He was honored with the award May 6. Three students received the Independent Schools of South Florida Star Award. Mazel tov to Raquel Dimitri, Grade 5, Abraham Milhem, Grade 8, and Alberto Mizrahi, Grade Students Win Statewide Stock Game 11. An ISSF Star student is an exemplary student who sets an Five Hillel Grade 9 students tracked investments over a 10-week example for others to follow and excels in one or more areas period in Jill Bloom’s algebra class, earning first and third place including academics, community service, citizenship, fine art, in the Florida Stock Market Game, sponsored by the Florida athletics, student activities, perseverance, effort, dedication, Council for Economic Education. With 125 high school teams commitment to positive goals, improvement in performance, competing in Dade County, first place went to Moshe Abadi, Hillel Dimbert and Albert Dichy. Third place winners were and attitude. Nicole Peicher and Elizabeth Silberman. The program teaches students to invest and trade $100,000 for 10 weeks. Students Place in Geography Bee
Juniors Rank as National Merit Finalists
Hillel students competed against 11 teams in Dade County at the 12th Annual Independent Schools of South Florida Geography Bee. Hillel’s two teams reached quarter finals and ranked second. Congratulations to Brandon Berman, David Broide, Alex Eibinder, Ari Gontovnik, Elan Kainen, Joseph Mitrani, Eli Soffer, Natan Sredni, David Woldenberg and Myles Wolfe. Team member Daniel Givner was unable to attend.
Middle School Students Visit Hospital
Eight Middle School students and faculty members Whitney Fisch and Ilana Bendel participated in the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim, visiting the sick at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Students JoAnn Battat, Michelle Bandel, Talia Dressler, Michael Finkel, Nicole Hirchler, Shanee Markovitz, Tamar Mizrahi, Ben Shayner and Joseph Wolf, decorated t-shirts with children. KOL HILLEL 3